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Hi I put a post up the other day about being sick from a beer. It happened again. The beer I’m drinking is a yeast I have not used before but had before. And I’m sure had some of this batch before. But yesterday I bought everything up and I mean everything. Very strange. Can you be intolerant...

Hi I hope this helps others... Ok so this is what happened... Tapped off beer into plastic 2 lt bottle. Flat. Left on top of fridge for months. Needed to use bottle. Opened. Carbonated. Thought oh great... maybe ok now. Took a sip, quite good but tipped rest out as needed the bottle. 2 hours...

Hi I used a premium yeast from coopers. 48 hours and no bubbling. I think last time was slow or didn’t even bubble. Not sure. But I made a starter and seemed ok with a small head of bubbles. Not sure if I should through kit yeast in? But never had success after opening fermenter. Oxygen seems to...

Hi There, I bought a Refractometer - the one you look through to read through read percentage, however bought for a car . "Automotive Antifreeze Refractometer Car Urea Fluid Tester Battery Freezing ATC Detector Handheld Electrolyte Hydrometer" did not realise.. but to me they all look the same -...

See video Going up and then PRV opens.. This normally happens if the gas is on and not connected to a keg. As soon as I turn on … is connected to a keg. I took the regulator off the other day. Since then.. is about 2 kgs of gas left.. Any ideas.. Took off and re added a few times.

Hi there, Home brew kits … how do you make a beer where head is like a commercial beer. Glass has rings on it, and lasts till the end. I have used grain pack with carapilis in before , I think that helped.. I generally use BE 2, Any ideas — or is it all grain the only way….? I have beer with...

Hi Someone gave a bag of light dry malt - old hard as a rock. Put in the stove to boil and soften… seems ok .. doesn’t taste off, just tastes a bit like sugar but not over sweet.. which I think it would normally be like, I can’t see malt going off sealed in a bag. Also a few tins of homebrew...

Hi I was given a 15 litre FV (for someone else to use) Kits make 23 litres, would it possible to fill up bottles about 420 ml and then top up with water to make the volume (im sure how some breweries increase capacity?) Thanks

Hi A mate who does not do SG or FG - (tbh I stopped when it all was the same each time and I broke the reader) - anyhow He added Kit plus 'about' 2 kg dextrose, 500 gram honey plus coopers beer enhancer 2 - LOL - I told him he is making rocket fuel - lol anyhow - would there a rough guide...

Hi Yeast like US 05 and T-58 seems to clear in bottle but not in keg? Any ideas?? I know you can add gelatin, but never really had to do that. Standard kits , nothing special. Thanks

Hi There, Made a kit beer (leaving brand out this, dont want to become chat about the make it is a european lager - probably a classic beer that I thought had more punch) - disappointed how ordinary it is - think all went ok in the brewing process. I was thinking of maybe dry hopping it and...

Question to the yeast experts - If had a completely insulated area - lets it was 12/15 degrees. .... Will yeast ferment at is own natural temperature - ie go up to 18/19? I find the yeast working creates a few more degrees than the outside temp. Obviously if no temp. control and it was 30...

Hi Ok there are probably 100 answers to this, and everyone has a different method. A hbs told someone to put in fridge straight out of fermenter and gas it. I personally like to leave it age at least a week,(if in a hurry) but I know it improves in a bottle but what is everyone’s preference...

Hi Kit yeast - Coopers. Had an issue with fermentation fridge (another story coming :)) … it got quite warm (fortunately found before wort had got hot) But is in a room which 18 degrees. So I thought it would put a blanket around it. It seems once it reach 24 degrees in wort it has not come...

Hi There, Who has tried the Country Brewer Wals - Rapid Creek etc, Xtract, Wetpak etc Are they their own range, never see them anywhere else - what is the verdict? They also have Ginger Beer and cider too? They have a few stores, so can't be bad. I did try and search but too many results...

Hi If you have a 35 L fermentor and use 2 kits. I am actually asking for a friend LOL He will have 2 kegs (well 4 in total) - so can adding 5 litres after adding to kegs to make up the liquid - I dont see a real issue but that water was not part of fermentation so would it dilute the taste...

Hi I have a keg land inline regulator cut line and added. Correct direction. The gauge does not seem to move. If I take Grey disconnect off and test there is gas coming out. I want to set or get to about 8 or 10 psi, for pouring - what ever correct PSI is. What am I doing wrong. It is 0-60...

Yesterday I was kegging, did eveything to make sure nothing fell in, you would not believe airlock dropped off as I forget to take off, did a hard bounce left and dropped in. Pretty clean, but had to take out. hands clean but I wonder if it could cause something. But as I understand things like...

Hi There Wondering what the best way to maintain pouring pressure on kegs. I am researching spunding type, although more for fermentation and inline valves. I am fing it hard to set 2 or 3 psi on main reg. I once got blow back full of beer and has never been the same for small changes, works...

My yeast has not yet bubbling and by this time, next morning after. I have tasted, does not taste off. I can only think the yeast was not transported well ie on truck in sun? Or I was thinking my sanitizer is maybe old and maybe not right inside. I’m not a fan of adding another yeast because I...